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Der Besuch des Leibarztes

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Novel
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The Visit of the Royal Physician (Swedish: Livläkarens besök) is a 1999 novel by the Swedish writer Per Olov Enquist. It is known as The Royal Physician's Visit in the United States, translated into English by Tiina Nunnally. Against the backdrop of political turbulence and the enlightenment in the second half of the 18th century, the narrative revolves around the court of the mentally ill King Christian VII of Denmark, and the romance between the king's physician, Johann Friedrich Struensee, and the queen, Caroline Mathilde. The novel won the August Prize and the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.

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Historical novel first published in Germany in 2001.

Last modified: 2023-02-16 (revision #119983)

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NameFormatISBNRelease Date
Der Besuch des LeibarztesPaperback3-596-15404-92003-02
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16359
Wikidata Work ID
Q1192495

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